BALKANIZE


Meaning of BALKANIZE in English

v.

Pronunciation: ' bo ̇ l-k ə - ˌ n ī z

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: -ized ; -iz · ing

Usage: often cap

Etymology: Balkan Peninsula

Date: 1919

1 : to break up (as a region or group) into smaller and often hostile units

2 : DIVIDE , COMPARTMENTALIZE <now pop culture has been balkanized; it is full of niches, with different groups watching and playing their own things ― Richard Corliss>

– bal · kan · i · za · tion \ ˌ bo ̇ l-k ə -n ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun often cap

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